I recently bought a new helmet on clearance. I paid 40 bucks for a half helmet with built in, drop down visor. Not a bad deal, but the paint was awful. It was flat black, and the finish felt gummy. Like they didn't let it flash properly at the factory.

I really liked the helmet but the finish drove me nuts. It looked like a helmet I found at the bottom of the river, just terrible. So I broke out the sand paper and striped it down, repainted white, did my airbrush stuff on it and then did a top coat.

The biggest mistake was, the top coat. I thought it was a candy but it turned out to be just a regular base coat so it really covered more then I thought it would. This has made the air brush work on the helmet, very subtile. After shooting the clear on it, I really decided I like it. The helmet still needs to be color sanded and buffed, but so far it, I think it looks pretty good.

You have posted the same message on both boards, and received one response that is positive. I like the shiny, light coloured, bone domes, (similar to what you have produced), and much prefer the solids to all the fancy patterns that seem popular to infer going fast. I just like a helmet to be plain and very functional to do its best to protect my skull and the other essential items inside the helmet.

Len in Kapunda

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I have a full face I normally wear that I really like. I like this helmet tho and I like paint projects from time to time. It has a flip down sun visor and on those hot 110 degree days, where a full face is unbearable, it does help.

There have been discussions across the boards regarding painting helmets. Some say that some types of paint damages some types of helmets. (How's that for a non commitment?) I don't have a clue myself. This is from the Q & A at Bell helmets website.

"Q: Can I Paint My Helmet?

A: Bell does not recommend paints or solvents of any kind be used on the helmets. They can damage a helmet so that its protective capabilities are significantly reduced."

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Tom

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